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Judge Sentences Men Who Tried to Kill Iranian Activist to 25 Years

Prosecutors said that Rafit Amirov and Polad Omarov were working for an Iranian general when they stalked Masih Alinejad in Brooklyn. She has sought women’s rights in the theocracy for years. [Source]

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Origin: nytimes.com

Category: Assassinations and Attempted Assassinations

Topics: Iranian, years, theocracy, rights, women’s, sought, Brooklyn, Alinejad, Masih, stalked, general, working, Omarov, Polad, Amirov, Rafit, Prosecutors, Years, Activist, Tried, Sentences, Judge

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/nyregion/masih-alinejad-hitmen-sentence.html